Chanel: The Impossible Collection

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About the Work

Gabrielle Chanel was a designer who had an unparalleled ability to anticipate the evolution of contemporary fashion. Her modern concept of luxurious minimalism revolutionized the lifestyle of her era, elevating fabrics such as jersey and tweed to couture status and creating a sophisticated and understated new silhouette. Chanel's modern spirit of understated luxury left an indelible mark on the twentieth century.

The house of Chanel continues to represent modern fashion, having been founded on the style of the modern woman, as embodied by Gabrielle Chanel herself. Her emancipated designs reflected the changing landscape of society and fundamentally influenced what women wear and how they wear it. Under the leadership of Karl Lagerfeld, the house transformed fashion yet again by reviving its own history and creating a blueprint for the modern fashion house.

Chanel: The Impossible Collection is a curated selection of 100 iconic and signature looks of the house of Chanel, including the Little Black Dress, tweed suit, perfume bottle, two-tone pumps, strands of faux pearls and stones, and diamond-quilted leather handbag. Fashion journalist Alexander Fury selected the images from editorial photographers, museums, and private collections, showcasing rarely seen archival photos in this handcrafted Ultimate Collection volume, making it the ultimate compendium for fashion enthusiasts.

About the Author

Alexander Fury is an author, critic, and fashion journalist. He serves as the Fashion Features Director of AnOther Magazine and the Men’s Critic for the Financial Times. From 2016 to 2018, he was the inaugural Chief Fashion Correspondent at T: The New York Times Style Magazine, and from 2013 to 2016, he was the fashion editor at The Independent, i, and The Independent on Sunday newspapers. In 2018, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. Fury has written several books, including Dior by Gianfranco Ferré (Assouline, 2018), Dior: Catwalk (Thames and Hudson, 2017), and Catwalking: Photographs by Chris Moore (Laurence King, 2017).

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